Monthly Archives: October 2010

We visited Washington D.C. on Columbus Day weekend for what seemed like the last exhalation of “summer’s honeyed breath.” It was balmy enough to eat outside each night. On Sunday afternoon, we rented bikes from the city’s new “rent-a-bike” system … Continue reading →

Matisse/Picasso “Good morning, good morning, good morning…” Not! There’s bad blood between me and the vast apparatus of Rise and Shine. How can we set our gyroscope to launch the “Sant Pablo” or plot a course to Luxe, Calme et … Continue reading →